These substitutes may need five to 10 minutes to soften and cook due to their sturdier leaves compared to escarole. So, keep an eye on the soup and taste one of the leaves to ensure it's fully done.

There's "common chicory," the roadside weed and cheap substitute for coffee. There's "true endive," which includes frisee and escarole. There's "leaf chicory," which includes radicchio ...

You can’t make Italian wedding soup without escarole. Well, you can. But it just doesn’t feel right. The pasta shape is flexible. (Or optional, in the case of some recipes.) The meatball ...

If you enjoy Italian food, you might have already encountered escarole — a leafy, bitter green that looks a lot like lettuce. Escarole is a traditional ingredient in Italian wedding soup ...